2026 Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Schools in North Carolina
[Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/fire-protection/fire-arson-investigation-and-prevention/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for fire/arson investigation & prevention students.
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2026 Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in fire/arson investigation & prevention, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention Schools
Methodist University earned the #1 spot for value among fire/arson investigation & prevention schools in North Carolina. Methodist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fayetteville. In-state tuition and fees average $41,250. Typical student debt for fire/arson investigation & prevention graduates is $27,000. Early-career fire/arson investigation & prevention graduates make about $30,637. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 75%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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